Emilio, the son of Darius, a left-wing professor, is an introverted teenager who feels jealous of the relationship between his father and alumni. Read More »
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Tuesday’s Guest (1950) Jacques Deval, Bernard Blier, Michel Auclair, Madeleine Robinson
Charles is a good husband; he is not handsome but he contents himself with his collection of stamps, his slippers and his crepes. Read More »
Colonel Chabert (1994) Yves Angelo
Colonel Chabert has been severely wounded in the French-Russian Napoleonic war Read More »
Raphael or the Debauched One (1971) Michel Deville, Maurice Ronet, Françoise Fabian, Jean Vilar
1830, somewhere in France. Aurore is a young, beautiful and virtuous widow. She meets Raphael, a man of leisure, a debauchee. Read More »
Jeff (1969) Jean Herman, Alain Delon, Mireille Darc, Georges Rouquier
Jeff is a gangster who’s disappeared with a million dollars Read More »
Z (1969) Costa-Gavras, Yves Montand, Irene Papas, Jean-Louis Trintignant
In a military-led country, a pacifist organization, which supports the opposition party in the government, is planning on holding an anti-military rally. Read More »
The Earrings of Madame De… (1953) Max Ophüls, Charles Boyer, Danielle Darrieux, Vittorio De Sica
In the Paris of the late 19th century, Louise, wife of a general, sells the earrings her husband gave her as a wedding gift: she needs money to cover her debts. Read More »
Folies Meurtrières (1984) Antoine Pellissier, Magali Bernard, Elisabeth Carou, Carole Chapus
A crazed killer wanders around killing several young women with various weapons. Read More »
Wedding in Blood (1973) Claude Chabrol, Stéphane Audran, Michel Piccoli, Claude Piéplu
Lucienne Delamare and Pierre Maury are having an affair. Read More »
Police Python 357 (1976) Alain Corneau, Yves Montand, François Périer, Simone Signoret
An inspector is having a secret relationship with a woman. Read More »